The Romanian cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu made an important statement on NEO (Near Earth Objects) at the 59th session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, demanding the UN General Assembly to declare 30 June as International Asteroid Day to observe each year at the international level the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908 and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu is Doctor in Aerospace Engineering of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest. In the title image, the trace of the Chelyabinsk asteroid, from the NEA (Near Earth Asteroids) Apollo family (the most recent impact of a microasteroid, in the region Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, on 15 February 2013). The microasteroid of just 20 m and 12,000 tons generated on impact an energy of 1.5 PJ, equivalent to 30 Hiroshima atomic bombs. Although the affected area was not inhabited, 1,500 people were injured and 7,500 buildings suffered damages. The Microasteroid had not been under surveillance prior to the impact, because it was considered too small. The diagram illustrates the main asteroid families which orbit close to Earth, consisting of tens of thousands of threats, which need to be classified and followed with the utmost care.
Assistance during Summer Holidays
The time interval 21 July - 27 August 2017 is summer holidays for the UPB personnel, according to the Senate Decision of 30 September 2016. For urgent matters, we will provide assistance at the inginerie.aerospatiala@upb.ro e-mail address and also at the faculty...
Bias 2017
Just a day to Bucharest International Air Show & General Aviation Exhibition! The event takes place on Saturday 22 July starting at 9:00. Public access will be made from 8:00 o'clock via the entrance to Romaero. For the program and other information visit the BIAS...
Richey Medal 2017
The 2017 Richey Medal of the Royal Institute of Navigation was awarded to a team of the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. The medal is awarded annually for the best scientific paper published in the previous year in the...
Results Admissions July 2017
The July 2017 Admission Session for undergraduate studies ended with the following resuts: List of candidates admitted July 2017 (all programs) Sublist of candidates admitted July 2017 (Air Navigation) Situation of occupied and vacant places after July 2017...
Master Admissions Session July 2017
The FAE Master Admission Contest takes place in two sessions: July and September. În the July session, the contest took place on 13 and 14 July with the following results: < Results Master Admission Contest July 2017 > Caution! Admitted candidates may...
Doctoral Admissions July 2017
Admission interview for Doctoral Studies (July session) will takes place Tuesday 04.07.2017 12 o'clock in building G. Examination Board: President Prof.dr.ing. Adrian-Mihail Stoica Members Prof.dr.ing. Corneliu Berbente Prof.dr.ing. Virgil Stanciu Prof.dr.ing....
Albert Husniaux
On 7 July 2017, 1 pm, in the Senate Room, the University Politehnica of Bucharest awards the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Major General (M Sc Eng) Albert HUSNIAUX (to the right, in the picture, courtesy of NATO). The academic community of the Faculty of Aerospace...
2017 Graduation Ceremony
The graduation ceremony of the 2017 ”Gheorghe Buzdugan” series of the University Politehnica of Bucharest will be organized on Saturday, 8 July, starting at 9 am at the ROMEXPO Central Pavilion. The program will include the presentation of the personality of...
International Laser Radar Conference 2017
The 28th Edition of the International Laser Radar Conference was organized in Bucharest, for the first time in an East-European country, by INOE together with the University Politehnica of Bucharest. A series of important personalities attended and visited our...
Opportunities at ESA
Tomorrow's generation is a constant theme at ESA . Two new activities for students from all ESA member states (Romania is a full member from December 2011) are currently enrolling: Concurrent Engineering Challenge – deadline 27 July 2017 - "ESA’s Education Office is...
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